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My kids blog privately using kidblog. They really like it and can use their ipads for it.
Oh. Thanks for letting me know about that site. Of course the privacy issue is not at the top of my mind because my own blog is so public, but I wonder if telling my kids they have privacy would help.
My kids are so used to our public life — being recognized in public, doing phone interviews about the family, etc — that I am not actually sure what they think of privacy. I’m going to ask them about kidblog…
Penelope
My kids have YouTube channels. It’s not writing, but they are all about checking how many views they get and how many “likes.” I get how feedback improves their work, but I when you don’t get much feedback (it’s a big digital world out there and hard to find a little kid talking about Lego), it can be a little discouraging. So, we try to frame it as this is a time to practice, practice, practice. And I try to get them to believe that frequent practice of creativity is more important than getting comments and likes (but on my own blog, interaction is what I am striving for!).
This is a great article Penelope. Blogging is an amazing way for kids to write and get better at it. I think with all types and styles of writing, kids need a real reason to write and one that drives their passion. Then they will want to write. Most kids in school absolutely hate writing because it is boring and mechanical and they are forces to write about things they have little to no interest in. My kids are still young but I am definitely eager to get my son started soon. He’ll probably want to blog about legos.